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Commercial drones are moving from a novelty item to an indispensable business tool, with PwC pegging the potential opportunity size at $127B in its report, “Clarity from Above”. However, there is a key element that is needed before drones can be successful in enterprise applications: they must be in…

The Cisco Spark Innovation Fund is a $150 million initiative to enable exceptional startups, developers, and ISVs to create new solutions to improve the Cisco Spark experience. We distribute funding in a variety of ways, including: Direct investments Partnerships with startup accelerators Micro-gra…

#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode we’re talking about collaboration endpoints with John Yost. Get the Podcast Listen to this episode Download this episode (right-click on the episode’s download button) View this episode in iTunes Cisco Gue…

It’s time to say goodbye to markets based entirely on physical products. Welcome to the new normal, the “as-a-service era.” This irreversible process is called servitization: a transformation where most physical products’ value is increased by the addition of companion services. These new services h…

Welcome to the latest episode of the #CiscoChat podcast. In this edition, you’ll get a peek into one of our most exciting, innovative experiments to date: Cisco Spark in virtual reality (VR). Sure, you’ve heard about virtual reality, and probably associate it most with gaming and entertainment. But…

The promise of virtual reality has been a staple of science fiction – think The Matrix or the holodeck from Star Trek – an exciting yet elusive vision. While we are nowhere near having a holodeck in our homes, VR has the potential to be big. Right now, most applications focus on gaming, but that’s j…

Virtual reality and real collaboration? Though the exciting new technology is typically associated with gaming and entertainment, our Cisco Emerge team is picturing its more productive possibilities. And exploring how to put VR to work for you. As we look forward to the day when VR technology is in…

2017 has seen notable anniversaries of iconic products that revolutionized industries. It’s interesting to consider the relationship between these examples. These products are surviving and thriving in the modern, digital economy. Ten years ago, Apple’s iPhone completely changed the way we live, wo…

As I was driving to the Oslo office, it struck me how much the latest self-driving cars have in common with our new Cisco Spark Room 55 system. At first, it seems that it’s all about user experience: Both the cars and the Room 55 pretty much drive themselves. The Room 55 is a high-performance all-in…